Rabbit Princess [Gaara] [2]

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While they were still waiting inside the island, the world seemed to shift again and Tsukiko helped the animals get back onto the right ground straight but it took several minutes before anyone came down from above, which was getting on Tsukiko's nerves a bit.

Finally, Motoi arrived, and then Aoba, both of whom were quickly hounded by the teenagers. Tsukiko looked around but could not see where Yamato was.

"The world flipped over again," Naruto pointed out. "What's happening on this island anyway?"

"Captain Yamato went to check what's going on outside," Tsukiko added, looking suspicious but also concerned for him. "He hasn't come back, where did he go? Did something happen? Does he need help? I'm the only one here with medical knowledge,"

"No, no one got hurt," Aoba replied. "We're already looking into that. You don't have to worry about it. You two should concentrate on something like –"

"My mission here is done!" Naruto interjected forcefully. "I'm going back to Konohagakure to wait for Sasuke! He and I... made an oath,"

Aoba, however, was not keen on this idea an told them to stay put until they hear back from Yamato to make sure that everything was going on alright with him. Tsukiko was feeling uncomfortable and wondered if the war had already started. She was starting to regret coming here – not knowing what was going on was worse than anything she could've imagined.

"How come the animals get to go outside, but Tsukiko-Chan and I can't?!" Naruto demanded when the animals were slowly let back outside in a line.

"Impatient Naruto..." Killer Bee spoke up. "Haste makes waste... you still haven't mastered Tailed Beast Chakra control. So, your training, I shall personally patrol... when we we're done, Tailed Beast Chakra will feel like an extension of you... they'll feel like your arms and legs, it's true..."

Killer Bee jumped into the air with his tentacles extended out and pulled out his swords to cut up the ground and the rocks into different three-dimensional shapes.

"Yeaaahhh!!" Killer Beer cheered. "With your Tailed Beast Chakra... catch them! Stack 'em up like building blocks... using your chakra and the Tailed Beast's... balance those rocks! Try it out,"

"All right!" Naruto agreed immediately.

Tsukiko muttered about heading back to the medical centre to work on her personal stuff, and although she was not followed, she knew that people were keeping their eyes on her now. She knew very well that something wrong was going on, but she decided that she would give Yamato an hour or so before she actively went to go look for him outside, regardless of anything.

For some time, Tsukiko did work on her medical equipment but by the time she felt another tremor go through the island, seemingly landed somewhere, she was sitting on the ground, concentrating on acquiring her Sage Mode and to link in with Usajii finally.

Slowly, Tsukiko's pupils shifted into vertical slits, and the underside coloured dark blue. While she did not feel the Seal on her forehead turn big, she did feel her horns extend slightly. Her hair was hovering gently behind her and Tsukiko focused on Usajii.

"I'm going to slowly give you my Chakra," Usajii told her. "Don't take it too quickly and too much of it – you have all the time you need to take it. Now, concentrate,"

Usajii's Chakra began to enter Tsukiko gently, knowing that it was the first time she was feeling it in adjacent to her own Chakra. Usually, she had only ever received this Chakra when she was close to death and needed something to barely even breathe.

It was a strange feeling but Tsukiko knew that she needed to make this pact with Usajii – once she was used to this, she would have a much easier time entering this mode of herself.